The Biden administration has revealed that its probe into outlined its plan to address US government security in the wake of attacks on Solar Winds Orion and Microsoft Exchange, with closer private sector collaboration the centerpiece of its response.
The administration revealed its plans in a transcript of phone briefing call staged between members of the press and a speaker identified as a “senior administration official.”
“Today, the cost of insecure technology is borne at the end: by incidence response and cleanup. And we really believe it will cost us a lot less if we build it right at the outset,” said the anonymous official, who added that the administration wants to prioritize security in the way the US builds and buys software, while balancing innovation and security.
One solution the administration flagged is a cybersecurity ratings scheme that grades vendors. The official specifically cited Singapore’s cybersecurity ratings for IoT devices as a model for future US practices that will soon be detailed in executive actions.
The administration has also invited members of the private sector to participate in its National Security Council-led Unified Coordination Group. The software security task force was always able to include private entities, however this is the first time it will do so.
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